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| + | In ''Bowles v. Russell'', 127 S. Ct. 2360 (2007), a 5-4 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] overturned a precedent and imposed a strict jurisdictional requirement on the power of the Court of Appeals to hear an appeal: the deadline for filing an appeal cannot be extended by the district court. Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] wrote the decision for the Court in this case, which concerned the jurisdiction to hear an appeal with respect to a [[habeas corpus]] petition relating to a conviction for murder. | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | *[[Roberts Court]] | ||
Revision as of 12:42, November 12, 2007
In Bowles v. Russell, 127 S. Ct. 2360 (2007), a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court overturned a precedent and imposed a strict jurisdictional requirement on the power of the Court of Appeals to hear an appeal: the deadline for filing an appeal cannot be extended by the district court. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the decision for the Court in this case, which concerned the jurisdiction to hear an appeal with respect to a habeas corpus petition relating to a conviction for murder.